JOANA CARNEIRO AND BERKELEY SYMPHONY PRESENT BAY AREA PREMIERES BY ESA-PEKKA SALONEN & KAIJA SAARIAHO MAY

1 2014 BENEFIT GALA SHOWCASES WORKS BY 2014-2015 SEASON COMPOSERS JOHN ADAMS, THOMAS ADS, OSCAR BETTISON & JAKE HEGGIE MAY B!"#!$!%, CA, A&"'$ , 2014 ( Music Director Joana Carneiro and Berkeley Symphony conclude their 2013-2014 season with the Bay rea premieres o! "sa-#ekka Salonen$s Nyx and %ai&a Saariaho$s Adriana Songs on 'hursday( May 1 at ) p*m* in +eller,ach -all and the 2014 nnual Bene!it .ala Celebrating Composers & Musicians on /riday( May 0 at the Claremont -otel Clu, 1 Spa* #raised !or her 2dark( lustrous 3ocal tone and4arrestin5 command o! melodic phrase6 ,y San Francisco Chronicle critic Joshua %osman( me77o-soprano %elley 8$Connor !eatures as soloist !or Saariaho$s Adriana Songs in the !inal su,scription concert o! the season* Beetho3en$s Symphony 9o* : in C minor( 8p* ;< completes the pro5ram* 8n May 0( musicians !rom Berkeley Symphony will ,e &oined ,y pianist Sarah Cahill and other 5uest artists !or the 2014 nnual Bene!it .ala( per!ormin5 a 3ariety o! cham,er works ,y 2014-201: season composers John dams( 'homas d=s( 8scar Bettison and Jake -e55ie* #roceeds !rom the 5ala will support the commissionin5 o! new works and the Symphony$s award-winnin5 Music in the Schools pro5ram* Brian James and >isa 'aylor ser3e as co-chairs !or the e3ent with Bay rea theater 3eteran Joy Carlin as Master o! Ceremonies* ?enowned as ,oth a conductor and composer( "sa-#ekka Salonen ser3ed as the Music Director o! the >os n5eles #hilharmonic !or 1< years with Ms* Carneiro workin5 closely alon5side him !rom 200:-200) as an merican Symphony 8rchestra >ea5ue Conductin5 /ellow* Salonen introduced Nyx as his !irst composition a!ter steppin5 down as Music Director o! the >os n5eles #hilharmonic* 'he work was composed a year later on a &oint commission !rom ?adio /rance( the Bar,ican Centre( tlanta Symphony( Carne5ie -all and the /innish Broadcastin5 Company* Drawin5 upon mytholo5ical ima5ery( Salonen named the work a!ter the .reek 5oddess o! the ni5ht( 9y@* lthou5h Salonen$s aim was not to present a musical portrayal o! the mysterious 5oddess( he points out that 2the almost constant !lickerin5 and rapid chan5in5 o! te@tures and moods( as well as a certain elusi3e character o! many musical 5estures( may well ,e related to the su,&ect*6 'he 3ocal-orchestral suite Adriana Songs is drawn !rom %ai&a Saariaho$s second opera entitled Adriana Mater and consists o! !our mo3ements that !eature solos !or the me77o-soprano role o! driana* 'he 5ritty( modern-day opera is set in an unnamed city that lies in ruin !ollowin5 a time o! prolon5ed ci3il war* !ter a soldier ,rutally rapes her( driana ,ears a child who later disco3ers his !ather$s identity and !inds himsel! con!licted in his intent to a3en5e his mother* Considered as one o! the most compellin5 per!ormers o! her 5eneration( .rammy ward-winnin5 me77o-soprano %elley 8$Connor appears with some o! the top orchestras across the world( includin5 the 9ew Aork #hilharmonic(

Chica5o Symphony( >ondon Symphony( BBC Symphony and the Berlin #hilharmonic* -i5hli5hts include per!ormances o! ?a3el$s Shhrazade with "sa-#ekka Salonen and the #hilharmonia 8rchestra at the "din,ur5h /esti3al( #eter >ie,erson$s Neruda Songs with Bernard -aitink and the Chica5o Symphony( JanBCek$s The Cunning Little ixen with lan .il,ert and the 9ew Aork #hilharmonic and Mahler$s 2?esurrection6 Symphony with Donald ?unnicles and the tlanta Symphony* Dn addition to her appearances on the concert sta5e( Ms* 8$Connor has sun5 numerous operatic roles( includin5 Su7uki in Madama !utter"ly in a new production ,y >illian .roa5 at the Boston >yric 8pera( Ersule in Berlio7# !atrice et !ndict at 8pera Boston and -ippolyta in A Midsummer Night#s $ream at the >yric 8pera o! Chica5o* -er numerous roles as /ederico .arcia >orca in 8s3aldo .oli&o3$s Ainadamar( a role she created !or the world premiere at the 'an5lewood Music /esti3al( ha3e 5arnered unanimous international acclaim* -onored 5uests !or the 2014 Bene!it .ala include 2014-201: commissioned composers 8scar Bettison and Jake -e55ie( as well as Bay rea composer John dams* 'he e3enin5 will ,e hosted ,y Music Director Joana Carneiro( "@ecuti3e Director ?enF Mandel and Director o! "ducation Min5 >uke* 3ariety o! li3e per!ormances will ,e en&oyed throu5hout the e3enin5( !eaturin5 works ,y 8scar Bettison( Jake -e55ie and John dams in addition to 'homas d=s( who also recei3es a Bay rea premiere on the 2014-201: season* Sarah Cahill will per!orm selections !rom 'homas d=s$ piano 3ersion o! his opera %o&der 'er Face G100:HI a 5uest me77o-soprano will &oin a strin5 Juartet o! Berkeley Symphony musicians !or a mo3ement !rom Jake -e55ie$s Camille ClaudelK (nto the Fire G2012HI and Berkeley Symphony concertmaster /ranklyn D$ ntonio and pianist Miles .ra,er will per!orm the last mo3ement !rom John dams$ )oad Mo*ies G100:H* 8scar Bettison$s +ran, G2004H !or percussion will !eature Lard Span5ler( Berkeley Symphony principal percussionist( as soloist* 'he .ala e3enin5 ,e5ins at ; p*m* with a reception where 5uests will ha3e the opportunity to place ,ids durin5 a Silent uction and participate in a /ine Line ?a!!le* t <K30 p*m* 5uests will ,e treated to an ele5ant dinner with wines ,y Lilliam %nuttel Linery* /loral desi5n is ,y Jutta$s /lowers* Dinner will ,e !ollowed ,y a >i3e uction led ,y auctioneer .rant Snyder* mon5 the !eatured auction items areK an e@clusi3e 9ew Aork packa5e that includes a li3e tapin5 o! the 'oni5ht Show Starrin5 Jimmy /allonI a >ondon packa5e that includes a per!ormance o! the "n5lish 9ational 8pera led ,y Maestra CarneiroI a pri3ate dinner with opera star /rederica 3on Stade and composer Jake -e55ieI and a trip to 3isit Music Director Joana Carneiro in her hometown o! >is,on( #ortu5al* /or more in!ormation and to purchase .ala tickets( 3isit www*,erkeleysymphony*or5MconcertsM5ala* CALENDAR EDITORS, PLEASE NOTE )!$$!"*+,- H+$$ C./,!"0 S!"'!1 P".2"+3 I4 'hursday( May 1( 2014 at ) p*m*( +eller,ach -all( Berkeley Joana Carneiro( conductor %elley 8$Connor( mezzo-soprano E1+-P!##+ S+$./!/5 Nyx GBay rea #remiereH

K+'6+ S++"'+-.K Adriana Songs GBay rea #remiereH B!!0-.7!/K Symphony 9o* : in C minor( 8p* ;< Sin5le tickets !or the concert are N1:-N<4* /or more in!ormation or to purchase tickets( call G:10H )41-2)00 @1 or 3isit www*,erkeleysymphony*or5 2014 Bene!it .ala tickets start at N3:0 and include the reception( dinner seatin5 with one o! our honored 5uests( and parkin5* #roceeds will ,ene!it Berkeley Symphony$s commitment to new music and its award-winnin5 Music in the Schools pro5ram* 'o purchase ta,les or tickets( call G:10H )41-2)00 @1 or 3isit www*,erkeleysymphony*or5MconcertsM5ala ABO8T JOANA CARNEIRO s Music Director( Joana Carneiro has capti3ated the pu,lic with her commandin5 sta5e presence and ad3enturous pro5rammin5 that has hi5hli5hted the works o! se3eral prominent contemporary composers( includin5 John dams( Ste3en Stucky and .a,riela >ena /rank* 'he 2013-2014 season !eatured two world premieres ,y "dmund Campion and Samuel Carl dams( as well as works ,y Brett Dean( %ai&a Saariaho and "sa-#ekka Salonen* Maestra Carneiro$s commitment to e@pandin5 the community ,ase o! Berkeley Symphony and upholdin5 the 8rchestra$s artistic e@cellence was reco5ni7ed ,y the >ea5ue o! merican 8rchestras( which honored her with the -elen M* 'hompson ward in 2010* She was appointed Music Director o! Berkeley Symphony in 2000( succeedin5 %ent 9a5ano as only the third Music Director in the 40-year history o! the 8rchestra* 9oted !or her 3i,rant per!ormances in a wide di3ersity o! musical styles( Joana Carneiro is considered one o! the most e@citin5 and outstandin5 youn5 conductors today* #rior to her Berkeley Symphony appointment( she ser3ed as ssistant Conductor with the >os n5eles #hilharmonic !rom 200: to 200)( where she worked closely with "sa-#ekka Salonen and led per!ormances at Lalt Disney Concert -all and the -ollywood Bowl* She is the o!!icial 5uest conductor o! the .ul,enkian 8rchestra in her nati3e >is,on and was recently named principal conductor o! the #ortu5uese 9ational Symphony at the 'eatro 9acional de SOo Carlos* ABO8T BERKELEY SYMPHONY ?eco5ni7ed nationally !or its spirited pro5rammin5( Berkeley Symphony has esta,lished a reputation !or presentin5 ma&or new works !or orchestra alon5side !resh interpretations o! the classic "uropean repertoire* Berkeley Symphony has ,een reco5ni7ed in nine o! the past 11 seasons with an ward !or d3enturous #ro5rammin5 !rom the merican Society o! Composers( uthors and #u,lishers G SC #H* Dn addition to its su,scription concerts and Ender Construction Series( Berkeley Symphony re5ularly partners with Cal #er!ormances( the per!ormin5 arts presenter and producer o! the Eni3ersity o! Cali!ornia( Berkeley( to pro3ide music !or 3isitin5 artists* Berkeley Symphony$s award-winnin5 Music in the Schools pro5ram reaches o3er 4(200 elementary school students in Berkeley each year* San /rancisco pu,lic radio station % >L 01*< /M is Berkeley Symphony$s 2013-2014 Media Sponsor( airin5 all Berkeley Symphony su,scription concerts*

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